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<\/p>\nORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 The NBA released its 2024-25 schedules Thursday, and the Orlando Magic’s 13-win improvement and climb into the playoffs last season will pay off with a combined five scheduled appearances on ESPN and TNT in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n
What You Need To Know<\/p>\n
Orlando and the rest of the NBA on Thursday released schedules for the upcoming season
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Their improved performance last season helped the Magic land five games on ESPN and TNT in 2024-25
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Orlando’s schedule includes 13 back-to-back games
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The Magic also introduced a new theme for the upcoming campaign, “Make it Magic”<\/p>\n
Orlando\u2019s rematch with last season\u2019s playoff opponent, at Cleveland on Nov. 1, will be broadcast on ESPN, and it also has an ESPN game at Boston on Jan. 17. The Magic also will play three games on TNT \u2014 at the New York Knicks on Dec. 3 in the NBA Cup, and at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Dec. 19 and the Cavaliers again on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n
The team also has games scheduled on NBA TV on Oct. 26 at Memphis, at Kia Center against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Jan. 9, at the Golden State Warriors on Feb. 3 and at home against the Dallas Mavericks on March 27.<\/p>\n
All of the Magic’s national TV games are against teams that made the playoffs or play-in last season except the Grizzlies, but Memphis had an extraordinary number of injuries last season and is expected to rebound in the upcoming season. The Warriors were the only play-in team among Orlando\u2019s national TV games.<\/p>\n
Those games give the Magic the opportunity to show the rest of the country whether they are ready to be discussed among the league\u2019s better teams and to give more national exposure to their young core. During the past several seasons, the Magic have had only one or no regular-season games on ESPN or TNT.<\/p>\n
The Magic\u00a0will open and close the 2024-25 season on the road, as the campaign begins Oct. 23 against the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center, and the final game of the season is in Atlanta against the Hawks on April 13. Orlando’s home opener is Oct. 25 against the Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n
Their busiest month will be December, when they play 16 games. They play 15 games each in January and March.<\/p>\n
The longest road trip of the season is for 11 days and six games, starting from Miami on Jan. 27, heading directly to the furthest destination from Miami \u2014 Portland, Ore. \u2014 on Jan. 30 and ending against the 2023 NBA champion Nuggets in Denver on Feb. 6.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once again, the start of the season is heavy on road games. Orlando plays 16 of its first 25 games of the season on the road. They get their two west coast trips out of the way by that Feb. 6 game against Denver. Four of the team\u2019s final six games, which could be important for their playoff push or a fight for postseason seeding, also are on the road.<\/p>\n
Orlando’s longest home stands of the season \u2014 two of them \u2014 are six games. The first is from Dec. 19 to Dec. 29, and the second extends for 12 days, from Feb. 21 to March 4.<\/p>\n
The Magic play seven home games in November, December, January and February and eight in March.<\/p>\n
They have 13 back-to-back games, encompassing 26 of their 82 regular-season matchups. That is down from last season, when they played 15 back-to-backs. Nine of their back-to-backs involve travel.<\/p>\n
The season features four games against the defending champion Boston Celtics. The defending Western Conference champion Mavericks will pay a visit to Kia Center on March 27, and for the Lakers lovers, Lebron James and his teammates will be in town March 24. Victor Wembanyama will come to Orlando on Feb. 8.<\/p>\n
Scroll down to see the full schedule.<\/p>\n
In connection with the schedule release, the Magic announced a new theme for the upcoming season: “Make it Magic.”<\/p>\n
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The Orlando Magic have announced a new theme for the upcoming season: ‘Make it Magic.’ (Courtesy of Orlando Magic)<\/p>\n
It reflect’s the franchise’s message that success is only attainable when\u00a0players, coaches, ownership, staff, fans, partners and the community all work together, according to a statement by the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re so excited to share our new rally cry with our great city,\u201d said Orlando Magic Executive Vice President of Marketing and Social Responsibility Shelly Wilkes. \u201cIn everything we do, the Magic organization strives to\u00a0Make It Magic,\u00a0and it truly is a collective effort. It takes all of us coming together to make the atmosphere at the games Magic, to make our community Magic, and to make every interaction and experience with our fans a moment of Magic in their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tickets for preseason and NBA Cup games are already on sale. Single-game tickets for the remainder of the 2024-25 season go on sale on Friday\u00a0at 1 p.m.\u00a0and will be available online at OrlandoMagic.com\/tickets<\/a>, at the Kia Center box office (located on Church Street), or via Ticketmaster at Ticketmaster.com\/Magic<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Orlando Magic 2024-25 Regular-Season Schedule Oct. 23 at Miami, 7:30 p.m. November<\/p>\n
\nOctober\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nOct. 25 vs. Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
\nOct. 26 at Memphis, 8 p.m.
\nOct. 28 vs. Indiana, 7 p.m.
\nOct. 30 at Chicago, 8 p.m.<\/p>\n